Lawyers for the disgraced artist and musician have lodged papers with the Court of Appeal asking for permission to appeal his convictions for 12 counts of indecent assault

The 84-year-old was jailed for five years and nine months in July after being found guilty of 12 counts of indecent assault between 1968 and 1986 against four victims - one of whom was just seven or eight at the time.

But today, the Judicial Office confirmed that Harris' lawyers had lodged papers with the Court of Appeal.

The court will now consider whether to grant permission for him to continue with his appeal bid.

Harris' other victims included two girls in their early teens and a catalogue of abuse against a friend of his daughter Bindi over 16 years.